Definition of Battle of midway

1. Noun. Naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands.

Exact synonyms: Midway
Generic synonyms: Naval Battle
Group relationships: Second World War, World War 2, World War Ii
Geographical relationships: Midway Islands

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of Midway

Battle of Bull Run
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Flodden Field
Battle of Fontenoy
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Granicus River
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Jena
Battle of Kerbala
Battle of Lake Trasimenus
Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Little Bighorn
Battle of Magenta
Battle of Maldon
Battle of Midway
Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Monmouth Court House
Battle of Naseby
Battle of Ontario
Battle of Pydna
Battle of Quebec
Battle of Ravenna
Battle of Rocroi
Battle of Wake
Battle of Wake Island
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of the Ardennes Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Little Bighorn

Literary usage of Battle of midway

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Across the Reef: The Amphibious Tracked Vehicle at War by Victor J. Croizat (2001)
"Elsewhere the stage was being set for the battle of Midway. The US Navy and Marines on Midway became aware of the impending threat against them when Admiral ..."

2. American Airpower Comes of Age: General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold's World War II by General Henry H. Arnold, John W. Huston (2001)
"The Battle of Midway, 3-5 June, was taking place between American and Japanese ... A long-range result of the Battle of Midway was an "enduring debate" over ..."

3. Reminiscences of Famous Georgians: Embracing Episodes and Incidents in the by Lucian Lamar Knight (1908)
"General James Screven, who was killed at the battle of Midway Church, was an able officer, to whose memory the United States Congress voted a monument, ..."

4. High Road to Tokyo Bay: The AAF in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater by Daniel Haulman (1993)
"His airmen more than made up for many material shortfalls: the Battle of Midway, on June 4-6, 1942, a decisive Japanese naval defeat, was the turning point ..."

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